The Syndicate

That said, I haven't re-watched LOST since it ended because I'm afraid to reconfront the ending, thinking I will hate it more this time rather than initially feeling good about it but gradually turning indifferent the more I thought about it in the weeks after finale. See I'm more worried about wha...

To me, Season 6 just seemed like an entirely different show. The showrunners kept so much of the Island mythology bottled up and then dumped it on us, beginning with The Temple and ending with Jacob & MIB's history. They should have injected a little bit more of all that starting with Season 4 t...

I'm doing the same thing G-man! but luckily for me moving to a different country weeded out books like that. I left all the boring manuals of geriatrics and other reference books back in NY :p Crime and Punishment I tried to read that novel a few years ago. Every so often I used to go after a long ...

Canucklehead wrote:Also, this is the most pro-market thing I've ever written. I'm scared.

What's to be scared about? Pro-market is the way to go!

Last year I started a quest to read every single book that my wife and I own. I'm still working on the first book:

Merriam Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary- Tenth Edition (1996)

I may have bit off more than I can chew.

I like the idea of weighting your votes. It could be accomplished with a little extra legwork. Here is how I see it being accomplished: First, Member X decides which games to vote for. They cast their votes using the poll system, which will register each vote as counting as 1:1. Then Member X lists ...

I did not play SM1, just SM2. Do you also have some of the backstory on that one? This has been a great read so far, I would love to see those as well if you have them. I am so happy you are posting these. I'm glad you're enjoying them. I figured it might be fun and helpful for SM3 players to be ab...

PART 5 OF 8: June of 1946 brought about great changes in Italy. Officially declaring itself a republic, the new Italian government was open to the return of those who fled the country during Mussolini’s reign. With the prospect of reclaiming the valley his father had adored so much in mind, Zanipol...

Here's two more entries to my Pianoville- A History series from SM1. I'm making a few revisions for grammar's sake. No one probably remembers these posts anyway. :p PART 3 OF 8 Even though the Great Depression first struck the United States in 1929, it wasn’t until 1931 that ripples of economic trag...

This is the worst film ever made. Ever. In the words of its greatest devotee and and celebrated commentator David Schmader (and if you haven't wathed the film with his running commentary than you do not know true bliss), "It's as if every single person involved in the production of this film, ...

Thanks for the birthday wishes you guys! I took the day off work and spent the day with my wife and daughter. A trip to Hershey's Chocolate World, Red Robin, and a nap- now that's a happy birthday!

I found a couple of posts that were written for SM1 and SM2. I'll try to post them here off and on to help give people a taste of what those games were all about. Here is the first two parts of my 8-part PIANOVILLE: A HISTORY series that provided a historical background for the fictional setting. I ...

Oh, and for the record- I've never seen Flight of the Navigator.

I won't deny that I have a gift with words but you guys have a real gift for constructing worlds and mythologies. I write pretty posts to make up for some of the simplicity of my ingredients. You guys have crafted some of the most well-thought-out, fully-realized games I've seen. (No disrespect to a...

I just blew my mind tonight. This game is going to be awesome! I think I know exactly what you mean. There's nothing quite like giving yourself chills when constructing a game. That said, I may have to play this Recruitment game to see the mechanism in all its glory. BR/LC games are what originally...

Were you not around for Recruitment 1? Day 0 was used way back then. I have been using Day 0 as a jumping off point to add intrigue into Day 1. I remember it being advertised but I didn't play, nor did I follow the game. My loss really. :nicenod: Considering it is remembered so fondly, it must have...

Thanks. Back when I played I think hosts would give 24 hours between the sending of roles and the start of the game. Basically a Day 0 is that same thing but also provides a chance for players to begin interacting with each other. It makes sense.

Most hosts include a day zero for people to check in and get oriented. The polls can do anything from providing meaningless flavor, serving as a jumping off point for discussion, granting certain teams/players benefits, or determining the entire course of the game. Including a day 0 is optional, bu...

*sigh* You can tell I've been away for too long. So I see that the Roger Rabbit speed game started with a Day 0. The Day Poll looks like it is not a lynch poll and I was confused and couldn't find an explanation of what Day 0 is and why people may choose to include them. Can someone explain to me wh...

That's no game...

Thanks for all the great feedback everybody! I am encouraged enough by the interest in such a concept to continue planning my game. I'll have to take a look at the different powers I've seen in past games and try to weed out or modify those that don't lend themselves to baddie-civvie swapping.

Oh how lovely! You wonderful people filled up the game and saved me from spousal wrath

Sadly, I don't think I will be able to resist temptation forever. Maybe in another month or so I'll sign up for one of these speed games.

I personally like the same well, but that would depend on the nature of the powers. In a one Mafia game in which the kill stays with the Mafia, Mafia inheriting a "protect" power is useless to them. Civilians generally gain little from a silencing power. I see what you mean. The game woul...

Roxy's game The Donner Party Mafia was quite similar to what you have described in your second paragraph. boo's game Cards Against Humanity Mafia had an element where powers could change hands. I do not care for people changing roles- that pushes the game too far into luck territory (although luck ...

After reading through some of the wonderfully instructive threads about game design and structure (gotta work off the rust somehow!), I find myself in a bit of a jam. Sure enough, after only a few days of hanging out here, I got an idea. It's not new exactly. It's more like a firm grasp on a rough i...

If there's still an opening 24 hours from now, I'll risk life and limb. I'll hold you all accountable for my wife's actions. :P

I dunno man. I told her about coming here in the hopes of hosting SM3 and she looked at me like I was :solitary: She gave me the 'you have a full-time job again and a three-year-old daughter and you seriously want to host another game' speech. If I play, she might divorce me. Or worse- have her moth...

MovingPictures07 wrote:
G-Man wrote:Four other people need to sign up for this game quick. I'm contemplating falling off the wagon.
You should totally play.

Hush you and your serious smiley face. If I do, my wife will get all

on me.

I went looking through the sites I used to frequent and found most of them dead and ended up finding everyone here. Yay for internets!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The same general thing brought me here too. Maybe this site is some kind of temporal vortex upon which hinges all of existence like The Dark Tower. ...

Four other people need to sign up for this game quick. I'm contemplating falling off the wagon.

OH!!! I figured out what you guys are referencing. In SM2, Fingersplints was the character who was in communion with the island spirit and Black Rock was one of the native protectors of the island spirit. Black Rock and her two teammates were unkillable as long as Fingersplints was alive. Anyone who...

Nice to see you and this. If I agree to play the third installment what's the chances of me being screwed over like the first two games? I had to go back and look at my spreadsheets to see what you might have meant about getting screwed over. I'll concede things went poorly for you in the first gam...

Metalmarsh89 wrote:Oh look, a game.

Not just any game- THE GAME.

This is finally going to happen, once it gets on a game queue poll. I will re-tool it to see if I can reduce the number of players. If not, it will remain at 30. As for game details- well, they're secret you sillyheads! HA-HA! HA! HA! :feb: 3/24: Since I found some of my old game files, I started po...

Yeah but it will be thoroughly confusing for those who don't have the context of experiencing one or both of the other games. And since The Piano is toast, it's not like people can go back and read game posts. I don't think I saved all of what I write for those games. I would probably have to do som...

I eagerly await the next installment, as I'm sure many others do, and I'm sure those new to your games will love the crap out of them like I did. Lol. Well, there's only one installment left. I should probably take a look at the game setup because I'm sure it could be improved a little. Players lik...

MovingPictures07 wrote:And Secret Mafia 2 was amazing. One of my favorite games still and one of my most treasured wins.

Aww, thanks. I remember your baddie team's win was about as implausible as the other baddie team's epic meltdown. Oh how I've missed writing for an audience!

Welcome G-Man! Good to see you here! I played your second game somewhere - was it piano? I agree with bea it's nice to see another face from 'back in the day'. I will look forward to your game unless it has a lot of tildes in it, lol! If I'm allowed to host without any playing experience here, I wi...

Canucklehead wrote:G-Man!!
So great to have some more classic players around here! Welcome! Yaaaay!

Wow, what a warm reception. I make one post and already I'm being called old. :P

Hello, my name is G-Man. The circumstances of my mafia background are inconsequential, really. Some of you might remember me as a mediocre player from Lostpedia, where I won my first game and never amounted to much of anything after that. :doh: Others might remember me from SpoilerTV as the reckless...

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